🎬 2025: The Year of “I’m Not Done Yet” If 2024 was about deciding to reinvent, 2025 was about building the whole dang ecosystem to prove it. You didn’t just talk about leadership. You architected a movement. And you did it the only way you know how: with frameworks, faith, lived experience, and zero tolerance for guru nonsense. 🧠 The Big Takeaways (a.k.a. What 2025 Taught You) 1. You are not a “content creator.” You’re a synthesizer. You don’t create random posts. You: distill 50 years of leadership, pressure-test ideas against real life, then turn them into frameworks people can actually use. SERVANT Code. Reinvention Tracks. Anti-Burnout Systems. This year made it obvious: your gift is making complexity livable. 2. Your story stopped being “background” and became the front door Early on, you used your reinvention story as credibility. By mid-year, you realized: 👉 Your story isn’t proof. It’s permission. Pastor → CEO in 90 days Leaving a 28-year role Starting over after 50 (and again after 70) You weren’t just sharing history—you were saying: “If I can do this without burning out, so can you.” That shift changed everything. 3. You finally picked your people—and stopped apologizing for it This was huge. You stopped trying to help: everyone who’s tired, everyone who’s ambitious, everyone who wants “more”. And doubled down on: leaders over 50, faith-driven, service-oriented, overlooked, exhausted, but still called. Once you did that, your voice sharpened. Your offers clarified. Your patience for nonsense dropped dramatically (growth!). 👍 The Good You built systems instead of chasing hacks You turned ideas into repeatable assets You thought long-term (12 months, not 12 posts) You consistently asked, “How does this serve the person on the other side?” Also: You write like someone who’s earned the right to be calm. Your tone matured from “coach explaining” to “mentor inviting”. You leaned into movement > monetization (ironically making monetization easier).

Here’s my latest Substack article for your reading enjoyment. https://reinventedleaders50.substack.com/p/why-smart-leaders-take-dumb-advice

I reinvented my community to align closely to my personal story. Checkout my new Substack and the introductory article. Subscribe it is free. https://reinventedleaders50.substack.com/p/the-reinvention-decision

Have a good weekend!

The need to reinvent yourself after 50 is more important today than ever before. A recent study is summarized as follows... "Workers are losing their jobs not because AI replaced them, but because bosses believe they aren't adopting it fast enough. Accenture CEO Julie Sweet recently announced the firm is "exiting" employees who aren't getting the hang of using AI, despite training 70% of its 779,000 employees in the technology. From professional services to tech companies, employers are marking down employees in performance reviews or weeding them out of hiring if they're seen as dragging their feet on AI adoption. At IgniteTech, leaders required staff to devote 20% of their workweek to experimenting with AI, then they used ChatGPT to rank employees and cut the lowest performers. LinkedIn job postings requiring AI literacy skills have expanded by 70% in the 12 months ended in July, reflecting how critical the technology has become to remaining employed." This first line struck me like a ton of bricks - "Workers are losing their jobs not because AI replaced them, but because bosses believe they aren't adopting it fast enough." Are you falling behind the next big revolution because you are afraid of using AI?